History of Northumberland Co., PA



INDEX

Adams, B. E. 958
Adams, Casper 1175
Adams, George C. 1176
Adams, John H. 952
Advocate and Day-Spring 288
African Methodist Episcopal Churches -
  Milton  582
  Shamokin  638
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church -
  Milton  553
Agricultural Epitomist  296
Agricultural Societies  341
Agriculture  329
Albright, Andrew  238
Albright, Joseph  1079
Allumapees  23
Ammerman, Robert B.  1206
Ammerman, William S.  1205
Andastes  21
Antes, Frederick  215
Anthony, Joseph B.  227
Anthracite Building and Loan Association -
  Mt. Carmel  664
Anthracite Water Company  627
Argument Court, first provision for  211
Armstrong, G. W.  1155
Arter, J. M.  1161
Assembly, members of  190
Associate judges  232
Associate Reformed Churches -
  Milton  581
  the "Pines," Delaware township  763
Attorneys  240
Aucker, J. S.  911
Aucker, R. S.  905
Augusta Bank  495
Augusta regiment  50
Augusta Township -
  Original and subsequent boundaries  698
  disintegration of its territory  153, 699
  pioneers  84, 699
Augustaville  791
Augustaville Farmers' and Mechanics' Association  345
Auten, William  1113
Auten, Voris  1033
Awl, Jacob  804
Awl, R. H.  265, 805
  reminiscences of  458
Awl, William M.  804
Ayers, Alfred  1066
Bailey, C. H.  263
Baily, William H. M.  1206
Ball, Thomond  450
Bank of Northumberland  494
Baptist Churches -
  Augusta, Lower Augusta township  707
  Milton  581
  Montandon  725
  Mt. Carmel  674
  Northumberland  544
  Rush  742
  Shamokin, Shamokin township  731
  Shamokin  644
  Summit, Shamokin township  732
  Sunbury  510
  Trevorton  782
  Turbutville  768
  Watsontown  688
Barnhart, George  1161
Barrell, Aaron  957
Bartho, B. F.  1037
Bartholomew, Henry  1170
Batman, John J.  852
Bealor, John W.  934
Beard, John P.  1157
Bear Gap Water Company  627
Becker, John P. J.  263
Beckley, Daniel  836
Beidelspach, Isaac  239
Beierschmitt, Joseph  1056
Bellas, Hugh  247, 807
Bench and Bar  201
Bergstresser, Peter S.  1227
Bergstresser, Samuel A.  1024
Bickel & Bailey's foundry and machine shop, Milton  561
Bieber, Elias  1133
Bingeman, John  1237
Blogeman, W. O.  1237
Binns, John  275
Bird Family  874
Bird, Joseph  875
Bird, Josiah F.  875
Bird, Pemberton  874
Bird, Sylvanus  874
Bird, Ziba  601
Bittenbender, Stephen  603, 869
Black, John and James  472
Blade (Watsontown)  296
Blain, Samuel M.  1120
Bloom, Hiram  1167
Bloom, Jacob  1167
Bloom, Samuel  1167
Bloom, Urias  850
Bly, Joseph  1091
Bly, William  1047
Boat building -
 at Sunbury  489
  at Northumberland  534
Bogar, John  475
Bogle, Thaddeus G., Company of  437
Bolich, Daniel D.  1020
Bolig, Grant  1233
Booth, William  915
Boughner, John  1192
Boughner, Peter  604, 1192
Boughner, Sebastian  1193
Boundaries of the county  143
Bower, Thompson  1087
Bowlby, M. C., foundry and machine shop, Sunbury  491
Boyd, John  519
Boyd, John C.  600
Boyer, Charles B.  1230
Boyer, John  1230
Boyer, Solomon B.  827
Bradford, E. G.  248
Brady, John  717
Brantigan, Daniel M.  526
Brecker, Peter  1062
Breinig, A. J. L.  1174
Brice, Andrew N.  843
Bright, William S.  266
Broadhead, Daniel  123
Brouse, Cyrus  1102
Brown, Cyrus  978
Brown, J. Woods  978
Brown, Samuel T.  977
Brule, Etienne, explorations of  20
Bruner, Charles J.  252, 824
  Company of,  404, 437
Bryson, James, company of  423
Bryson, Samuel C.,  1157
  Company of  423
Bubb, B. M.  1238
Bucher, John, Dietrich, and Henry  454
Bucher, J. F.  1133
Bucher, J. Weiser  839
Buck, Peter E.  943
Buck, Robert  1077
Bull, John  520
Buoy, John Y.  998
Burd, James,
  assumes command of Fort Augusta  59
  extracts from his journal  60
Burg, H. W.  1106
Burkert, William T.  1042
Burns, George  1076
Buyers, John  473
Buyers, John, company of  426
Buyers, William F.,  277
  Company of  393
Cadwallader, Albert  977
Cadwallader, George B.  846
Cadwallader, Seth  977
Cake, John A.  853
Caketown  445
Caldwell, Alexander,  900
  Company of  411
Caldwell, Samuel  1074
Cameron, James  443
Cameron, Simon  274
Cameron Township -
  Extent and organization  769
  drainage  770
  villages of the past and present  770
  schools  770
  churches  771
  biographical sketches  1217
Camp, David  1024
Camp, William  1053
Campbell, Daniel  1204
Campbell, Delmar F.  1175
Campbell, Isaac  1160
Campbell, John  1204
Campbell, John  1162
Campbell, Lawrence  520
Campbell, Obadiah  1179
Campbell, Obadiah, Jr.  1179
Campbell, Obadiah S.  1179
Canals  310
Carl, John  1051
Carothers, John  520
Carothers, M. J.  1004
Catawissa railroad  324
Cathcart, James H.  1155
Catholic Churches -
  Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carmel  673
  St. Edwards, Shamokin  630
  St. Joseph's, Locust gap  785
  St. Joseph's, Milton  568
  St. Joseph's, Mt. Carmel  673
  St. Michael's, Sunbury  510
  St. Patrick's Trevorton  781
  St. Stanislaus Kostka, Shamokin  634
Centre Turnpike Company  305
Chamberlin, Moses  980
Chamberlin, William  980
Chambers, Stephen  242
Chapman, Edward  499
Chapman, Seth  223
Cherry Family  598
Chester Holden  907
Chillisquaque  724
Chillisquaque creek  19
Chillisquaque Mills  718
Chillisquaque Township -
  Area and topography  716
  erection and subdivision  716
  pioneers  717
  industries  718
  Pottsgrove  719
  Montandon  720
  Sodom  724
  Chillisquaque  724
  Schools  724
  churches  724
  Biographical sketches  1106
Chulasky Furnace  716
Church of Christ, Sunbury  511
Church of God, Mt. Carmel  674
Citizens Building and Loan Association Mt. Carmel  664
Civil War  396
Clapham, William, regiment of,  50
  Military administration of  53
Clark, F. A.  933
Clark, Franklin A.  875
Cleaver, Kimber  600, 862
Clees, T. O.  1137
Clements, Charles M.  831
Clements, Ira T.  844
  industries at Sunbury  491
Clements, John K.  825
Clerks to county commissioners  189
Clifford (Klofeta), John  960
Clinger, D.  988
  planing mill, Milton  562
Clinger, L. O.  1008
Clyde, Thomas  527
Clyde, William  527
Coal Poor district  750
Coal Township -
  Suggestiveness of the name  749
  organization  749
  streams and roads  749
  industries  749
  villages  750
  Coal poor district  750
  churches  751
Cohill, H. G.  589
Cold Spring Brewery  490
Cold Spring Creamery  719
Colonial Period  17
Colt, Henry A., company of  431
Columbia Gazette  276
Colvin, E. F.,  987
  foundry and machine shop, Milton  562
Comly, Joshua W.  250
Committee of Safety,
  abstract of proceedings,  111
  constituent members  112,113, 115
Committee of Safety (State), members of  191
Condition of the farming interests in 1845  340
Congregational Churches -
  Mt. Carmel  672
  Shamokin  645
Constitutional Conventions, representation in  189
Cooke, William,  237
  regiment of  106
Cooper, James  1223
Cooper, Thomas  219
Coroners  183
Correy, Robert W.  1006
Council of Censors, representation in  190
Council of Safety, members of  191
County auditors  186
County boundaries  143
County commissioners  183
County officers  179
County poor house  171
County prisons  161
County superintendents of public schools  179
County surveyors  188
County treasurers  186
Coup, Charles E.  987
Court houses  155
Court of common pleas  209
Court of quarter sessions  202
Cowden, John  526
Cox, William B.  1141
Cressinger, Jacob B.  842
Crone, George F.  959
Crone, Gothilf C.  1221
Crone, Herman T.  1221
Curnow, Richard  1015
Curnow, William  1015
Daily American (Sunbury)  283
Daily Dispatch (Shamokin)  294
Daily Herald (Shamokin)  293
Daily Times (Shamokin)  294
Dalmatia  711
Dalmatia Iron and Nail Company  712
Danville and Pottsville railroad  312
Danville Turnpike Road Company  309
Davidson, Joseph H  963
Davis, H. E.  855
Davis, Isaiah B., company of  429
Davis, John  1065
Davis, Morgan  1054
Davis, U. Q.  267
Dean, William A.  994
De Armond, Samuel  1078
De Armond, Thomas  1156
Deeter, W. A.  1124
De Gruchy, John P.  533
Deitrich, Samuel  1050
Delaney, John J.  966
Delaware Indians  22, 42, 46, 47
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad  327
Delaware Township -
  Organization and boundaries  752
  pioneers  752
  early industries  753
  borough of McEwensville  753
  Dewart  755
  churches  759
  schools  764
  cemeteries  764
  biographical sketches  1141
Dentler, John F.  239
Dentler, John P.  1149
Deppen, B. F.  1223
Deppen, George  1235
Deppen, Joseph  1032
Deppen, William  1223
Derby, James M.  1067
Derr, Fuller S.  1085
Deutsche Amerikaner  283
Deutsche Demokrat  283
Development of the farming Industry  337
Development Of The Shamokin Coal Field -
  Discovery of anthracite in this region  358
  first application to general uses  359
  first Shamokin coal taken to market  360
  opening of the first mines at Shamokin,  Coal Run, and Trevorton  360
  the Danville and Pottsville railroad  364
  pioneer coal operations  365
  the disastrous year of 1842  367
  revival of 1850  368
  Judge Helfenstein's developments  368
  original coal breakers  370
  Marshall's letter  371
  new collieries and outlets  372
  coal shipments to Elmira in 1855  374
  other collieries started and breakers  374
  tonnage of this region for  the years 1857 and 1889  389
  total production for the past fifty-one  390
Dewart  755
Dewart Academy  764
Dewart, Lewis  837
Dewart William  472, 815
Dewart William L.  255
Dewitt, C. W.  1235
Diamondtown  785
Dickerman Charles H.  983
Dieffenbacher James  1101
Diehl J. Ward  1086
Dietzler Jacob  1012
Distilleries -
  Chillisquaque township  718
  Delaware township  753
  Lower Mahanoy township  712
  Milton  558
  Northumberland  533, 534
  Point township  716
  Rush township  741
  Shamokin township  729
  Sunbury  484
District attorneys  180
Ditzler, George M.  1104
Donnel, Charles G.  227
Donohoe, Patrick  1013
Dougal, Charles H.,  969
  company of  439
Dougal, James  266, 967
Dougal, James S.  267, 968
Dougal, William P.  968
Dougherty, Charles H.  1062
Douty, Charles H.  891
Douty, John B.  605, 882
Douty, Richard B.  890
Doutyville  770
Drainage of the county  19
Dreibelbies, Joseph, company of  395
Dugan, Charles  1061
Duncan, Thomas  243
Dunkel, Hiram  1072
Dunkel, John  1124
Dunkel, Kilyan  1072
Dunkelberger, William  1232
Durham, W. A.  1092
Duttinger, John  1201
Eagle Run Brewery  619
Early county fiscal affairs  172
Early township officers  193
East Sunbury - Early history  513
  local industries  514
  incorporation  514
Eckert, Henry T.  849
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of
  Shamokin  627
  Sunbury  496
  Mt. Carmel  665
Eichholtz, Jacob E.  333
Eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers  405
Eightieth Pennsylvania Volunteers  422
Elder, William B.  1174
Eleventh Pennsylvania Volunteers  402
Elliott, Samuel M.  854
Elliott, William  1096
Elysburg  797
Elysburg Academy  798
Emrick, E. M.  936
Engle, Norman S.  855
Enterprise  750
Enterprise railroad  322
Epler, Jacob  1200
Epler, Samuel M.  1200
Epler, Valentine  1216
Erdman, William K.  964
Eshbach, Anthony  1109
Eshbach, David  1109
Eshbach, Isaiah A.  1109
Eshbach, John  1109
Evangelical Association -
  Bingeman, Lower Mahanoy  713
  Chillisquaque township  726
  Dewart  763
  Emanuel, Jackson township  748
  Milton  582
  Mt. Zion, Herndon  748
  Salem, Jackson township  748
  St. John's, Little Mahanoy township  736
  St. John's, Shamokin  639
  St. Luke's, Upper Augusta township  705
  St. Paul's, Mt. Carmel  675
  Seven Points  795
  Sunbury,  511
  Trautman's, Jordan township  774
  Trevorton  782
Evans, Edwin A., company of  431
Evans, Evan R.  245
Evening News (Sunbury)  285
Everitt, Samuel  1121
Excelsior  750
Excelsior Wagon Works, McEwensville  754
Fagely, Reuben  602, 860
Fagely, William  602, 860
Fagley, Jacob  1169
Fairchild, Abram  1132
Fairchild, Solomon  1131
Farley, Michael  993
Farmers' National Bank of Watsontown  683
Farnsworth, William C.  831
Faulkner, James  266
Fausnaught, J. J.  997
Fausold, Jonathan  1168
Fausold, Simon P.  851
Fausold, Valentine  1168
Faust, William B.  1033
Fetter, Jacob,  588
  planing mill, Milton  565
Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers  425
Fifty-first Pennsylvania Volunteers  414
Fifty-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers  420
Fifty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers  418
Finney, Spencer L.  995
First courts and cases  202
First National Bank of Milton  557
First National Bank of Mt. Carmel  664
First National Bank of Shamokin  624
First National Bank of Sunbury  494
Fisher, Albert S.  1198
Fisher Family  1197
Fisher, George S.  958
Fisher, John  1197
Fisher, John T.  999
Fisher's Ferry  705
Fiske, A. R. company of  440
Fithian, Philip V., Journal of  88
Fitzpatrick, Dennis  1222
Floyd, H.  913
Follmer C. F.  997
Follmer, Daniel  976
Follmer, Daniel H.  1107
Follmer, Family  976
Follmer, Henry P.  1107
Follmer, J. M.  976
Follmer, J. S.  1003
Follmer, Levi H.  1150
Follmer, Michael  1106
Follmer William  1107
Foresman, William S.  1131
Forsyth, J. C.  1101
Forsyth, William  1095
Fort Augusta First suggested  49
  expedition for erection of organized  53
  plan and location  54
  progress of construction  55, 56
  difficulty of obtaining provisions,  ammunition, and pay,  57
  resignation of the officers  58
  Colonel Clapham's grievances  58
  extracts and incidents  from Major Burn's journal,  60
  successive commanding officers,  66
  the magazine  66
  Indian trading house  68
  military operations in 1763  71
  numerical strength of the garriso,  73
  the armament  76
  the old cannon  77
  the flag  77
  doctors and chaplains  78
  plan of the fort  80
  colonel's quarters  81
Fort Boone  129
Fort Brady  126
Fort Bunner  134
Fort Freeland  125, 129
Fort Jenkins  124,125, 133, 135, 136
Fort Meminger  129, 133
Fort Montgomery  134
Fort Muncy  124, 126, 137
Fort Rice  134, 135
Fort Swartz  135, 136
Forty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers  412
Forty-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers  410
Fosnot, Lew C  1086
Foulds, Thomas  1219
Foulds, Thomas, Sr.  1218
Foulds, William, Sr.  1220
Fowler, Owen M.  292
Fox, James  1204
Freiheitsvogel (Sunbury)  276
French and Indian war  47
French pretensions  47
French traders  31
Frey, Samuel G.  1084
Frick, Henry  285
Frontier defense  49
Fulton, Alexander  894
Funk, George W.  1116
Furman, Isaac, carriage works, Sunbury  486
Fry, Absalom  1205
Fry, Joseph  1205
Gable, William  916
Gallagher, Daniel F.  1047
Garinger, G. F.  1166
Gaston, S. P.  1150
Gazetteer (Sunbury)  278
Gearhart & Brother's foundry, McEwensville.  754
Gearhart, Bonham R.  264
Gearhart, Jacob  238
Gearhart Township - Erection and organization  800
  borough of Riverside  801
  South Danville  802
  schools  802
  churches  802
  cemetery  803
  biographical sketches  1175
Geiger. H. H.  1038
Geiger, Hinkel & Company's planing mill,  Mt. Carmel  663
General Staats Zeitung  281
Geology of the county  329, 349
Georgetown  711
German regiment  133
Gettig, Christian  453
Gettig, Christopher  453
Gibson, Charles D.  837
Giffen, James O.  1134
Gilger, Jonas L.  602, 872
Gilland, James W.  922
Gillespie, J. W.  931
Gillinger, Eugene K.  1216
Gillinger, Samuel  1216
Glaze, Stephen  1115
Gobin, J. P. S., company of  413
Godcharles (C. A.) Company  563
Godcharles, Johnson B.  986
Goldschmidt, Isaac  1026
Gonser, Andrew  1169
Goodwill, Robert  898
Gotshall, Adam J.  913
Gould, Joe  1022
Gowen City  770
Graeber, Conrad  896
Graeber, George C.  898
Grant, Alexander  447
Gray, William  454
Greek Catholic (Ecce Homo)  church, Shamokin  645
Greek cemetery, Shamokin  655
Greenough, Ebenezer  248, 808
Greenough, William I.  252, 809
Green Ridge  785
Gresh, I. D.  1007
Guffy, Andrew J.  257
Gutelius, C. W.  1101
Guyer, George  859
Haag, B. K.  981
Haag, John  981
Haas, Daniel K.  948
Haas, Hiram M.  838
Haas, J. K.  947
Haas, John  473
Haas, John  815
Haas, John S.  837
Haas, Joseph  1233
Hackenberg, W. H.  1001
Hacker, Thomas J.  923
Hagenbuch, H. W.  1083
Hall, Charles  245
Hand, Edward, military administration of  125
Hannah, John  527
Harmony Cemetery Association  591
Harpel, George W.  1037
Harpel, M. H.  932
Harpel, William F.  923
Harper, Henry C., company of  440
Harris, James  1044
Harrisburg and Sunbury railroad  318
Hartley, Thomas, ordered to Northumberland county with his regiment,  123
  disposition of his forces  124
  official correspondence  124
  expedition against the Indian towns on the North Branch  124
Hartline. Daniel F.  1048
Hartman, Jacoby  1115
Hartranft, Uriah C., company of  423
Hartzell, Charles  1158
Harvey, Bernard  1014
Hauck, H. L., carriage works, Sunbury  489
Haupt, Benjamin  961
Haupt, Henry  1229
Haupt, John  1230
Haupt, Samuel  1169
Hebe  773
Heckert, Benjamin  858
Hefley, George  1202
Hefley, George W.  1203
Hegins, Charles W.  252
Heilman, Daniel D.  1163
Heim. A. A.  904
Heim, Daniel  820
Heinen, T. C.  979
Heinen, William  979
Heinen, William A.  979
Heiser, Conrad  1055
Helfenstein  770
Helfenstein, Charles P.  879
Helfenstein, William I.  604, 877
Hemingray, William  915
Hendricks, Benjamin  858
Henninger, Joseph  963
Henninger, Nathan  1229
Henninger, Thomas  1228
Hepburn, James  249
Hepburn, James Sr.  526
Hepburn, Samuel  246
Herb, Edward C.  1017
Herb, Rudolph  1039
Herndon  744
Hess, J. Wilson  1137
Hewitt, Thomas  215
Higbee & Wagner's saw mill, Watsontown  680
Hilbush, Jacob R.  1236
Hile, Ira  859
Hill, George  256, 820
Hill, John N.  827
Hill, Seth C.  1122
Hinkel, William H.  1038
Hobson, Charles H.  1040
Hockley, Alfred  1092
Hoffa, Jacob  1111
Hoffa, John  1111
Hoffman, William  516
Hogue, D. C.  1089
Hollenback, D. S.  932
Hollenback, Reuben  936
Holshue, Galen F., flour mill, Shamokin  619
Horan, Michael  1018
Horan, Thomas J.  1026
Horner, E. H.  1147
Horton, Jesse C.  1098
Hottenstein, A. R.  1234
Hottenstein, Allen S.  1001
Hottenstein, Charles  1110
Hottenstein, Daniel  1111
Hottenstein, Henry  1110
Hottenstein, Jacob  1110
House, J. W.  1125
Housel, Edgar L.  1086
Housel, J. R.  1085
Hoy, Daniel K.  1150
Hoy, David N.  1112
Hoy, John  1112
Huber, Ivanhoe S.  939
Hubley, Bernard  520
Hudson, George  1210
Hughes, C. E.  960
Hulings, Marcus, Jr.  545
Hull, Thomas R.  972
Hull, William  971
Hill, William  972
Hummel, Franklin  1209
Hummel, Jacob, company of  394
Hummel, Solomon  1209
Hunter, Samuel, appointed county lieutenant  118
  official correspondence  118
  official accounts  138
  biography  447
Imbody, G. W.  998
Indian traders  31, 36
Indians  21
  Andastes  21
  Susquehannocks  21
  Delawares  22
  Shawanese  24
  Iroquois  25
Internal Improvements  297
Ireland, David  1112
Irich's graveyard, Shamokin  653
Iron Furnaces - Chulasky, Point township  716
  Northumberland  535
  Paxinos, Shamokin township  729
  Shamokin  615
Iroquois Indians  25, 43
Irwin, Jarid C.  850
Jackson, Angelo, company of  426
Jackson, Samuel  266
Jackson Township - Original boundaries  743
  pioneers  743
  industries  744
  Herndon  744
  Mahanoy  745
  schools  745
  churches  745
  biographical sketches  1217
Jails  161
James, W. C.  1049
John, Abia  1184
John, Asa T.  1185
John, Elida  1185
John, Family  1183
John, Griffith  1186
John, Griffith, Jr.  1184
John, Henry T.  1020
John, J. J.  885
John, Jesse J.  1185
John, Perry  1186
John, Samuel  603, 871
John, U. F.  929
John, William  1187
Johnkowski, Louis  1025
Johnson, P. C.  986
Johnson, Peter V.  1217
Johnston, David  954
Jones, Thomas R., company of  428
Jordan, Alexander  229
Jordan Township -
  Erection and organization  772
  drainage  772
  roads  772
  post villages  773
  industries  773
  schools  773
  churches  773
  biographical sketches  1217
Judges  213
Jury commissioners  188
Justices of the peace  193
Justices from 1772 to 1790  213
Kamp, George P.  1145
Kase, Harrison C.  1104
Kase, Isaac G.  966
Kase, Spencer M.  609
Kaseman, Daniel  1201
Kaseman, David  1201
Kaseman, William F.  1200
Kauffman, Daniel  1162
Kauffman, John R.  1162
Kennedy, John  263
Keefer, George W.  854
Keefer, Samuel L.  1173
Keene, Laurence  453
Keihl, William B.  1239
Kellagher, Michael  1060
Kelly, Frederick M.  988
Kelly, Peter F.  1040
Kelsey, J. W.  1114
Kennedy, John  263
Kennedy, R. A.  934
Kennedy, William C.  888
Kerchner, B. I.  1238
Kerr, Joseph  1156
Kessler, Joseph W.  912
Keystone Machine Works, Sunbury  490
Kiefer, William, Jr.  1029
King, Robert  520
King, William F.  1051
Kirk, John M.  1078
Kirk, Thomas  1078
Kistner, T. H.  1090
Klapp & Lucas's carriage works, Milton  565
Klapp, Reuben H.  1119
Klees, William W.  1029
Klick, William  1126
Kline, Herman  1160
Kline, John  1063
Kline, John F.  1160
Kline, Joseph  1224
Klonowski, Florian  922
Klonowski, Jerome  1030
Knauss, Benjamin  1221
Koch, J. Joseph  918
Koerber, Henry  996
Kram, Charles A.  1007
Kramer, Jacob G.  857
Kremer, Jacob  1075
Kreitzer, John H.  1000
Krick, George  1196
Krick, John  1197
Krick, Solomon R.  1196
Krigbaum, Daniel  1195
Krock, John C.  1125
Kuhns, William  1209
Kulick, John  1043
Kulp, Darlington R.  908
Kurtz, J. U.  1123
Kutzner, William R.  931
Lamb, William H.  1235
Lamerson, Lawrence  655
Lantz, Simon  1079
Lathey, William K.  265
Lawson, William C.  255, 982
Lawyers  240
Leader, C. C.  944
Leader, Edward M.  945
Legislative representation  190
Lehigh Valley railroad  328
Lehman, William N.  1031
Leinbach, J. B.  1152
Leinbach, Jeremiah  1151
Leisenring, Frank  1199
Leisenring, Jacob  1199
Leisenring, Peter  1199
Leisenring, Peter, Sr.  1198
Lemon, Thomas  715
Lerch, Felix  657
Lessig, C. J.  914
Le Tort, James  31
Levy, Daniel  245
Lewis, David J.  1016
Lewis, Ellis  226
Lewis, John H., company of  435
Lewis Township -
  Topographical features  765
  political organization  765
  Freeland's mill  765
  borough of Turbutville  765
  churches  767
  schools  768
  Turbutville cemetery  769
  biographical sketches  1141
Lewis, William H.  953
Lewis, William H.  1037
Lewisburg and Tyrone railroad  320
Limestone  331
Limestone ridge  332
Limestone valley  332
Linebaugh, Daniel S.  1116
Lippiatt, Thomas H.  962
Little Mahanoy Township -
  Boundaries  734
  organization  734
  pioneers  735
  mills  735
  schools  735
  churches  735
  biographical sketches  1217
Llewellyn, David  891
Lobb, Richard  1220
Locust Gap  784
Locust Gap Local  296
Logan (Sayughtowa)  30
Logan, Joe. A.  1005
Long, Hiram  841
Long, Samuel C.  1231
Lorenz, Frederick W. V.  939
Lowdon, John, company of  100
Lower Augusta Township -
  Territorial development  705
  topography  705
  Fisher's Ferry  705
  mills  706
  schools  706
  churches  706
  biographical sketches  1160
Lower Mahanoy Township -
  Organization  711
  drainage  711
  early history and present business and
  industrial interests of Georgetown  711
  Malta  712
  industries  712
  schools  712
  churches  713
  biographical sketches  1217
Lowry, Andrew M.  1079
Lubeski, Enoch  1043
Lutheran Churches -
  Christ, Milton  581
  David's, Jordan township  773
  Eden, Rockefeller township  792
  Emanuel, Rockefeller township  795
  Follmer's, Turbut township  695
  Georgetown  713
  Grace, Mt. Carmel  670
  Grace, Shamokin  641
  Himmel, Washington township  788
  Hollowing Rim, Lower Augusta township  707
  Immanuel's, Little Mahanoy township  735
  Messiah, McEwensville  763
  Paradise, Turbut township  697
  Pottsgrove  726
  St. Jacob's, Ralpho township  799
  St. Jacob's, Upper Mahanoy township  710
  St James, Turbutville  767
  St. John's (Delaware Run), Delaware town  761
  St. John's, Jackson township  747
  St. John's, Locust Gap  786
  St. John's, Northumberland  540
  St. John's, Shamokin township  732
  St. John's, Upper Mahanoy township  710
  St. Matthew's, Mt. Carmel  671
  St. Paul's, Cameron township  771
  St. Paul's, Jordan township  774
  St. Peter's, Cameron township  771
  St. Peter's, Jackson township  745
  St. Peter's, Lower Augusta township  707
  St. Peter's, Ralpho township  798
  Stone Valley, Lower Mahanoy township  713
  Trinity, Milton  579
  Trinity, Shamokin  640
  Vera Cruz, Lower Mahanoy township  713
  Watsontown  690
  Zion, Jackson township  747
  Zion, Mt. Carmel  671
  Zion, Rockefeller township  792
  Zion, Sunbury  502
  Zion, Trevorton  783
  Zion, Turbutville  767
Lyon, Edward  700
Lyon, John  454
Maclay, Samuel  234
Maclay, William, correspondence  121
  residence at Sunbury fortified,  129
  biography  448
Macpherson, John  223
Mahanoy  745
Mahanoy Creek  20
Mahanoy Township -
  Proceedings for its erection  708
  division into Upper and lower Mahanoy  708
  further disintegration of its territory  153
  pioneers  709
Mahanoy and Shamokin Improvement Company  323
Mahanoy and Shamokin railroad  322
Mahon, Peter A.  928
Malady, Charles  1011
Malta  712
Mandata  773
Markle, Martin  909
Markley, Solomon  262
Marr, Addison G.  929
Marr, Joseph  971
Marsh, James D., company of  419
Marsh, Minner G.  1116
Marshall, George  910
Marshall, William H.  880
Martin, Charles M.  840
Martin, Hugh  1130
Martin, Robert  516
Martz, E. H.  960
Martz, George O.  941
Martz, Peter  238
Martz, Solomon  604, 1193
Massacre of Penn's creek  47
Masser, Franklin B.  842
Masser, Henry  474
Masser, Henry B.  252, 806
Masser, Jacob B.  265, 842
Mast, Thomas  1155
Matthias, Jacob  1102
Maurer, Charles K.  1029
Maurer, J. M.  935
Maus, John A., company of  408
Mauser, Alem  1158
Mauser & Brother's carriage works, McEwensville  754
Mauser, Cain  1159
Mausteller, John  1115
May, Isaac, Sr.  899
May, James  900
Mead, David  453
Meckly, John  267
Medical profession  261
Medical societies  269
Medlar, J. G.  916
Menges, Peter R.  1148
Mercantile appraisers  189
Messinger, Isaac N.  1080
Messner, E. D.  1239
Methodist Episcopal Churches -
  Boyle's Run,  Lower Augusta township,  706
  Doutyville  772
  Ebenezer, Rockefeller township  795
  Elysburg  799
  Excelsior  751
  Georgetown  714
  Irish Valley  733
  Klinesgrove  702
  Milton  571
  Montandon  725
  Mt. Carmel  671
  Mt. Pleasant, Upper Augusta township  702
  McEwensville  763
  Northumberland  539
  Oak Grove, Ralpho township  800
  Rushtown  742
  St. John's, Sunbury  507
  Shamokin, First  634
  Second  637
  Snydertown  733
  South Danville (Riverside)  802
  Upper Augusta  702
  Trevorton  780
  Watsontown  689
Mettler, Lorenzo  1215
Mettler, William  1215
Mettler, William H.  1215
Metzinger, Nicholas  1067
Miles, J. Hunter  1003
Militia -
  organization of, at the outbreak  of the Revolution,  116
  called into active service  118
  mobilized in the war of 1812  391
  militia musters  459
  militia of 1862  436
  militia of 1863  438
Miller, Amandus  1183
Miller, Daniel S.  888
Miller Family  1182
Miller, Francis A.  964
Miller, George  1182
Miller, George W.  1183
Miller, Lewis, company of  430
Miller, Nicholas  450
Miller, S. M.  1132
Miller, Samuel M.  1075
Miller, William G.  1013
Mills, Chillisquaque township  718,719
  Delaware township  753
  Jackson township  744
  Jordan township  773
  Lewis township  765
  Little Mahanoy township  735
  Lower Augusta township  706
  Lower Mahanoy township  712
  Milton  558, 561
  Northumberland  536
  Point township  715
  Ralpho township  798
  Rockefeller township  791
  Rush township  741
  Shamokin township  728
  Shamokin  619
  Sunbury  484
  Turbut township  684
  Turbutville  766
  Upper Augusta township  701
  Upper Mahanoy township  710
  Washington township  787
  Watsontown  681
Milton - Pioneer history  545
  the town pint  548
  inhabitants from 1804 to 1808  549
  taxables in 1818  552
  borough government  553
  the postoffice  554
  facilities of travel and transportation  554
  general business interests  555
  industries of the past and present  558
  floods and fires  565
  secret and other societies  568
  churches  568
  Sunday schools  583
  miscellaneous moral and humanitarian organizations,  585
  educational interests  587
  local papers  285, 590
  cemeteries  591
  biographical sketches  967
Milton Academy  588, 589
Milton Association for the Better Observance of the Christian Sabbath  586
Milton Bible Society  585
Milton Car Works  562
Milton Cemetery Association  591
Milton Classical Institute  589
Milton Democrat  288
Milton Driving Park and Fair Association  346
Milton Gas Company  557
Milton Iron Company  563
Milton Knitting Company  565
Milton Ledger  288
Milton Manufacturing Company  564
Milton National Bank  556
Milton Record  288
Milton Steam Boiler Works  565
Milton Steam Tannery  558
Milton Sunday School Union  586
Milton Temperance Society  586
Milton Trust and Safe Deposit Company  557
Milton Water Company  557
Miltonian  285
Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven railroad  321
Miners' Trust and Safe Deposit Company  623
Montandon  720
Montelius, Alfred M.  1014
Montelius, Ralph W.  1036
Montelius, Walton H.  1033
Montgomery, D. M.  1129
Montgomery, David  1143
Montgomery, David B.  1144
Montgomery, David J.  1145
Montgomery Family  1141
Montgomery, H. R.  1129
Montgomery, James  1129
Montgomery, John  238, 1142
Montgomery, John  1143
Montgomery, John G.  1144
Montgomery, John S.  1129
Montgomery, Robert  1142
Montgomery, Robert C.  1144
Montgomery, Robert L.  1144
Montgomery, William  216
Montgomery, William  1143
Montgomery, William S.  1144
Moore, Alexander  1212
Moore, Jesse  245
Moore, U. S. G.  936
Moravian Missionaries  40
Morgan, Edmund  913
Morgan, Harry W.  903
Morgan, Samuel B.  1073
Morris, William T.  263
Morrison, John W.  1066
Morse, George  1039
Morton, Thomas  1053
Mowry, Jacob  602
Mt. Carmel - Old hotels  655
  the town plat  658
  first improvements and subsequent growth  659
  the first merchants, physicians, and lawyers  661
  the postoffice  662
  railroads  662
  municipal organization and government  662
  the Mt. Carmel coal trade  663
  general industrial interests  663
  financial institutions  664
  water and electric light companies  665
  secret and other societies  666
  the press  294, 666
  schools  666
  churches  670
  cemeteries  676
  biographical sketches  1013
Mt. Carmel American  295
Mt. Camel Cemetery Company  676
Mt. Carmel Iron Company  663
Mt. Camel Manufacturing Company  663
Mt. Carmel News  294
Mt. Carmel Progress  294
Mt. Carmel Savings Bank  664
Mt. Carmel Township -
  organization  784
  drainage and roads  784
  collieries  784
  mining villages  784
  churches  785
  biographical sketches  1013
Mt. Camel Water Company  665
Mt. Vernon Cemetery  803
Muench, Charles E.  1187
Muench Family  1187
Muench, Jacob E.  1188
Muench, William H.  1188
Muffly, James W.  1088
Muffly, O. L.  1148
Mullen, John  906
Murdock, Thomas A.  1008
Murray, James  1196
Murray, James, regiment of  119
Murray, John  1126
Murray, John  1127
Murray, Samuel W.  983
Murray, William  1127
Murrays of Chillisquaque  1126
Muth, R. H.  1235
McBride, Robert  450
McCarthy, Francis  1059
McCarthy, James A.  1060
McCarthy, Michael A.  1060
McCarty, William  817
McCauley, Daniel  1051
McCay, Robert  1097
McCleery, J. P.  970
McCleery, John, company of  409
McCleery, William  267, 969
McClow, Benjamin  602
McClure, H. M.  835
McClure, J. F.  1084
McConnell, William C.  941
McCormick, Charles C.  975
McCormick Family  972
McCormick, Robert M.  975
McDevitt, James H.  826
McDonnell, John  1061
McEliece, George  942
McEliece, John  942
Mcewensville -
  early history  753
  growth  754
  local industries  754
  borough organization  755
  biographical sketches  1141
McEwensville Academy  764
McFee, William  1021
McGowan, Arthur, carding mill and sickle factory, Milton  558
McGuigan, Robert, company of  391
McGuire, William, company of  392
McHarg, Joseph  108
McKee'S fort  67
McKinney, David  450
McKnight Family  1108
McKnight, James  1108
McMahan Family  1128
McMahan, James  1128
McManigal, David A., company of  428
McNamara, Thomas L.  967
McWilliams, Curtis Q.  940
McWilliams, Kimber C.  935
McWilliams, Robert C.  1105
National Greenback (Shamokin)  294
Neagley, Joseph  1132
Neff, Christian  835
Neff, George H.  836
Nesbit, D. M., planing mill, Chillisquaque township  719
Nesbitt, William H. H.  1138
Newbaker, J. B.  1217
Newcomer, John T., company of  423
Newhard, Charles  990
Newspapers -
  Northumberland  273
  Sunbury  276
  Milton  285
  Shamokin  291
  Mt. Carmel  294
  Watsontown  295
  McEwensville and Locust Gap  296
Nicely, Joseph  239
Northern Central railway  318
Northumberland -
  the town plat  515
  early history  516
  prominent early residents  519
  early merchants and hotels  525
  the postoffice  527
  bridges, canals, and railways  528
  borough organization and government  533
  industrial activity  533
  schools  536
  local journalism  273, 537
  secret and other societies  538
  churches  538
  cemeteries  544
  biographical sketches  1093
Northumberland Academy  536
Northumberland Agricultural Works  535
Northumberland Bridge Company  528
Northumberland Car Works  535
Northumberland Cemetery Company  545
Northumberland County Agricultural Society  341, 345
Northumberland County Democrat  283
Northumberland County Herald  288
Northumberland County Legal News  285
Northumberland County Medical Society  269
Northumberland County National Bank  623
Northumberland County Soldiers' Monument Association  442
Northumberland Iron and Nail Works  535
Northumberland Missionary Society  585
Northumberland Repubilkaner  279
Northumberland Union  276
Northumberland, Union, and Columbia Bank  556
Northumbrian  287
Nurseries, first  340
Oakes, J. B.  1159
Oats, Dominick  1039
Officers' surveys  82
Omlor, Peter F.  1049
One Hundred and Fifty-second Pennsylvania Volunteers  431
One Hundred and Thirty-first Pennsylvania Volunteers  427
One Hundred and Twelfth Pennsylvania Volunteers  424
O'Neill, Mark A.  1030
Oram, W. H. M.  925
Organization and Administration  142
Orphans' court  207
Osborn, James A.  1003
Overpeck, H. M.  1091
Owen, Samuel  1057
Oyster, Daniel, company of  413
Packer, John B.  255, 810
Packer, Samuel J.  249, 809
Packer, Samuel J.  810
Packer, William C.  810
Pardee Car and Machine Works  682
Pardee's saw mill, Watsontown  681
Pardoe, Joseph  1134
Parr, James, company of  102
Patton, John, foundry, Milton  561
Paul, Charles  1210
Paul, T. H.  911
Paxinos  730
Paxinos Furnace  729
Paxinos Powder Mills  729
Paxton, Harry B., company of  409
Peal, John W.  822
Pennsylvania railroad  312
Pennsylvania Railroad Company's repair shops, Sunbury  492
Pensyl, David R.  1180
Pensyl, George  1181
Pensyl, Henry  1181
Pensyl, Jacob  1180
Pensyl, John  1214
Pensyl, Leonard  1180
Pensyl, Samuel  1214
Pensyl, Solomon  1214
Pensyl, William  1182
Persing, Emanuel S.  1203
Philadelphia and Erie railroad  318
Philadelphia and Reading railroad  321
Philadelphia and Sunbury railroad  312
Phillips, Hugh M.  1041
Phillips, Robert  268
Phillips, W. H.  1041
Piper, Tobias  267
Pleasants, Charles  251
Pleasants, James  251
Plummer, John P.  1222
Plummer, Joseph  1222
Plummer, William  1222
Plunket, William  215, 261
Point Township -
  Proceedings for its erection  714
  first township officers  714
  pioneers  714
  industries  715
  biographical sketches  1093
Pollock Guards  409
Pollock, James  228
Pomfret manor  82
Pomfret Manor Cemetery Company  513
Population, statistics of  154
Pottsgrove  719
Presbyterian Churches -
  Chillisquaque, Chillisquaque township  724
  Elysburg  800
  Hollowing Run, Lower Augusta township  706
  Milton  574
  Mt Carmel  675
  McEwensville  763
  Northumberland  538
  Rush  741
  Shamokin, Shamokin township  731
  Shamokin  638
  Sunbury  504
  Warrior Run, Delaware township  759
  Watsontown  691
President judges  214
Price, John B.  264
Priestley, Joseph  266
Priestley, Joseph  520
Primitive Methodist Churches -
  Mt. Carmel  672
  Shamokin  637
Progress Hat and Cap Manufacturing Company  664
Protestant Episcopal Churches -
  Grace, Riverside  803
  Milton  570
  St. Mark's, Northumberland  543
  St. Matthew's, Sunbury  509
  Trinity, Shamokin  643
Prothonotaries  179
Public buildings  155
Publick Inquirer (Sunbury)  277
Public Press (Northumberland)  276
Public roads  297
Public school system, inauguration of  176
Purchase of the Susquehanna  42
  of 1736  44
  of 1749  45
  of 1754  45
  of 1768  82
Purdy, Truman H.  818
Railroads  311
Raker, Conrad  1231
Raker, Conrad H.  1231
Raker, F. D.  934
Raker, Frederick  1231
Raker, H. M.  1173
Raker, Jacob  1173
Raker, John  1173
Ralpho Township -
  Successive steps in the proceedings
  by which the township was erected  796
  line of division from Shamokin  796
  drainage and roads  796
  pioneers  797
  early history, growth, and secret societies of Elysburg  797
  industries  798
  schools  798
  churches  798
  biographical sketches  1175
Rambach, Silas  1068
Ramsey, Joseph S.  1043
Raup, H. P.  1151
Reading road  299, 305
Reager, M. G.  951
Rebuck  787
Reed, Amos  1170
Reed, Casper J.  1213
Reed, Emanuel B.  1131
Reed Family  1176
Reed, Farnsworth  1103
Reed, F. T.  910
Reed, Jacob  1177
Reed, James  1213
Reed, Jerome B.  856
Reed, Jesse  1177
Reed, John  1176
Reed, John B.  1016
Reed, John W.  1177
Reed, Simon P.  1213
Reed, William  1130
Reed, William A.  1177
Reformed Churches -
  David's, Jordan township  773
  Emanuel, Rockefeller township  795
  Georgetown  713
  Grace, Mt. Carmel  675
  Himmel, Washington township  788
  Hollowing Run, Lower Augusta township  707
  Immanuel's, Little Mahanoy township  735
  Paradise, Turbut township  696
  St. Jacob's, Ralpho township  799
  St. Jacob's, Upper Mahanoy township  710
  St. John's (Delaware Run), Delaware township  761
  St. John's, Milton  575
  St. John's, McEwensville  762
  St. John's, Shamokin township  732
  St. John's, Shamokin  642
  St. John's, Upper Mahanoy township  710
  St. Paul's, Cameron township  771
  St. Paul's, Jordan township  774
  St. Peter's, Cameron township  771
  St. Peter's, Jackson township  745
  St. Peter's, Ralpho township  798
  Stone Valley, Lower Mahanoy township  713
  Sunbury  504
  Trinity, Turbutville  768
  Trinity, Watsontown  689
  Vera Cruz, Lower Mahanoy township  713
  Zion, Jackson township  747
  Zion, Rockefeller township  792
Registers and recorders  179
Reilly, John H.  1055
Reimensnyder, George B.  834
Reimensnyder, John J.  833
Reitz. I. S.  961
Reitz, Moses  1164
Religious Museum (Northumberland)  276
Renn, I. J.  1164
Renn, Ira T.  1165
Renn, Philip H.  841
Renney, James  1218
Representatives (State)  191
Republican Argus (Northumberland)  275
Ressler, Isaac H.  1237
Revolutionary Period  99
Richardson, W. A.  917
Riddell, William  993
Righter, Thomas M.  1019
Rine, John A.  1139
Rinehart, Charles P.  1161
Rippel, Conrad  859
Rishel, Jacob S.  1129
Ritter, Isaac F.  990
River navigation  309
Riverside -
  Location and plat  801
  growth and suburban character  801
  municipal government  801
  biographical sketches  1175
Roads -
  Tulpehocken road  298, 303
  old Reading road  299
  Fort Augusta to Lycoming  209
  Fort Augusta to Mahoning (Danville)  300
  Sunbury to Mahantango  300, 304
  Sunbury to Mahoning (Danville)  300
  Sunbury to Catawissa  301
  Sunbury and Shamokin creek  301
  Sunbury to Lycoming  301
  Harrison's road  302
  Strawbridge's road  302
  Valley or Mahantango creek  303
  Northumberland to Lycoming  304
  Muncy to Mahoning (Danville)  304
  Mahoning (Danville) to the old Reading road,  304
  valleys of Little Shamokin and Greenbrier creeks  305
Roaring Creek Water Company  626
Roth, Robert  112
Roberts, Samuel  246
Robertson, Andrew  892
Robertson & Osler's flour mill, Shamokin  619
Robins, Edwin S.  931
Robins, Galen S.  268
Robins, John K.  268
Robins, Joseph C.  268
Robins, William  264
Robinson, Thomas, company of  136
  correspondence  136
Rockefeller, David  813
Rockefeller Township -
  Organization and boundaries  790
  drainage and roads  790
  villages  790
  mills  791
  schools  791
  churches  792
  biographical sketches  1160
Rockefeller, William M.  231, 814
Rock Street Planing Mill, Shamokin  619
Rockwell, Ludlem B.  852
Rodrigue, M. Aristide  266
Rohrbach, Elias P., company of  435
Rohrbach, George, foundry, Sunbury  490
Rohrbach, Lloyd T.  826
Rombach, George W.  1069
Rombach, John W.  1007
Roney, Thomas  1050
Roster of the medical profession  269
Rothermel, Abraham  1224
Rothermel, Daniel H.  1227
Rothermel, William  1224
Roush, John  1113
Ruckman, Robert C.  1149
Rules of court  211, 212
Rush, Jacob  216
Rushtown  741
Rush Township -
  Successive movements for the division of Shamokin township  737
  formation, origin of name, and first township officers of Rush  737
  pioneers  737
  industries  741
  Rushtown  741
  schools  741
  churches  741
  biographical sketches  1175
Russell, Andrew  1151
Russell, E. H.  1159
Russell, John  1151
Russell. Samuel  1152
Russell, T. W.  1152
Russell, W. T.  1083
Ryan, George W., company of  430
Ryon, George W.  926
Ryon, William W.  930
Samuel, Edmund W.  1036
Sanitary Aid Society of Sunbury  402
Sanitary Commission  402
Savidge, Benjamin  1148
Savidge, C. R.  834
Savidge, John B.  923
Schabo, John  957
Schleif, Francis  965
Schleig, Adam  1227
Schleig, Daniel  1128
Schleig, Peter W.  1228
Scholl, Casper  239
Schools -
  Cameron township  770
  Chillisquaque township  724
  Delaware township  764
  Gearhart township  802
  Jackson township  745
  Jordan township  773
  Lewis township  768
  Little Mahanoy township  735
  Lower Augusta township  706
  Lower Mahanoy township  712
  Milton  589
  Mt. Carmel  666
  Northumberland  536
  Ralpho township  798
  Rockefeller township  791
  Rush township  741
  Shamokin  645
  Shamokin township  730
  Sunbury  497
  Turbut township  697
  Upper Augusta township  701
  Upper Mahanoy township  710
  Washington township  787
  Watsontown  687
  Zerbe township  780
  public school system inaugurated  176
Schreyer, Philip H., company of  419
Schreyer, W. A.  996
Schwartz, Joseph  1058
Schwenk, John E. K.  1140
Scott, Oscar J.  1030
Scott, Thomas  1023
Scott, William L.  610
Scudder, Daniel  249
Scupham, Mark P., carriage works, Sunbury  486
Seasholtz, J. S., carriage works, Sunbury  486
Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery  424
Seller, E. G.  948
Senators (State)  192
Seven Points  790
Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry  422
Seventy-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers  435
Shaffer, Henry  238
Shamokin (Indian town) -
  First visited  32
  traders  35
  location of  41
  burned and abandoned  49
Shamokin -
  General summary  591
  brief of title  592
  the town plat  597
  pioneers  598
  Shamokin in 1839  605
  subsequent growth summarized  607
  the first stores and hotels  607
  early physicians and lawyers  609
  municipal organization and government  610
  the riot of 1877  611
  facilities of travel and transportation  612
  the Shamokin coal trade  612
  general industrial interests  615
  the postoffice  621
  banks  621
  water, gas, and electric light  625
  board of trade  628
  secret and other societies  628
  the press  291, 629
  churches  630
  educational interests  645
  cemeteries  653
  biographical sketches  850
Shamokin Agricultural and Driving Park Association  346
Shamokin and Trevorton railroad  322
Shamokin Arc Light Company  628
Shamokin Bank  621
Shamokin Banking Company  624
Shamokin Board of Trade  628
Shamokin Business College  653
Shamokin Canalboot  279
Shamokin Cemetery Company  653
Shamokin Coal and Iron Company  615
Shamokin Coal Field -
  Importance of coal  347
  its location  348
  nomenclature of veins  349
  position and character of the veins at Shamokin  350
  description of the coal veins  353
  a section of the measures  354
  brief description of the local districts  356
  probable duration of the coal supply  357
  development of the Shamokin coal field  358
Shamokin Collegiate Institute  647
Shamokin creek  19
Shamokin Gas Light Company  627
Shamokin Guards  405
Shamokin Herald  292
Shamokin Industrial Company  620
Shamokin Iron Works  617
Shamokin Island  700
Shamokin Journal  291
Shamokin Manufacturing Company  620
Shamokin Planing Mill  619
Shamokin Powder Company  620
Shamokin Powder Mills  620
Shamokin Register  291
Shamokin Rolling Mill  618
Shamokin Sentinel  294
Shamokin Steam Bakery  620
Shamokin Street Railway Company  612
Shamokin, Sunbury and Lewisburg railroad  324
Shamokin Times  293
Shamokin Township -
  Formation of Ralpho township and
  description of its original boundaries  726
  change of name to Shamokin  727
  physical features  728
  pioneers  728
  industries  728
  borough of Snydertown  729
  villages  730
  schools  730
  churches  731
  biographical sketches  1175
Shamokin Valley and Pottsville railroad  312
Shamokin Water Company  625
Shannon, Ephraim P.  526
Shawane Indians  24
Shay, Philip  1069
Shay, William F.  1071
Sheep, John  1122
Sheriffs  180
Shikellimy  26
Shimer, Samuel J.  985
Shimer, S. J. & Sons, industries  564
Shindel, Daniel W.  823
Shipe, Isaac F.  1211
Shipman, Abraham  239
Shipp, James A.  965
Shipp, John  889
Shissler, Alfred G.  935
Shissler, H. A.  888
Shoop, Levi  962
Shuman, James M.  945
Shuster, David E.  946
Sillyman, Oscar H.  1022
Silvius, Thomas J.  845
Simpson Brothers' planing mill, Sunbury  491
Simpson, Jeremiah  453
Simpson, John  453
Slater, James D. company of  408
Slayman, C. J.,  911
Smink, William H. R.,  950
Smith, Charles  243
Smith, Daniel  246
Smith, Enoch  246
Smith, Henry B.  838
Smith, J. R.  937
Smith, Matthew,  548
  Correspondence  122
Smith, Peter  1065
Smith, Simpson  1077
Smith, William H.
Snufftown  730
Snyder, Jeremiah  1034
Snyder, John B.  873
Snyder, John N.  1169
Snyder, John, Sr.  1168
Snyder, Joseph  601, 873
Snyder, Martin I.  832
Snyder, Peter H.  838
Snydertown -
  location  729
  pioneers  729
  the town plat  729
  municipal government  730
  biographical sketches  1175
Sober, Alexander  1195
Sober, Clinton D.  1195
Sober, Isaac  1194
Sober, Martin I.  1195
Sober, Samuel  1194
Sober, Samuel  1195
Sober, William A.  822
Society of Friends, Ralpho township  800
Sodom  724
Soldiers' monuments  441
Sollenberger, David I.  924
South Danville  802
Speece, Anthony S.  1232
Speece, W. P.  1165
Springfield  750
Stahl, George  1145
Stahl, George C.  1000
Stamm, Edward J.  1122
Stamm, Jacob  1123
Standard (Milton)  291
Starr, Durham & Company's planing mill, Watsontown  682
Starr, J. P.  1090
States Advocate (Milton)  287
Statistics of population  154
Stecker, Charles E.  1040
Stacker, George A.  1032
Stacker, William H.  1048
St. Edwards's cemetery, Shamokin  654
St. Edward's parochial school, Shamokin  652
Stetler, Daniel M.  1234
Stewart, Josiah  1080
Sticker, H. C.  1004
Stine, John  1052
St. Joseph's cemetery Turbot township  697
Stone, Henry K.  853
Stoner, William B.  1102
Stonington  730
Stout, J. H.  999
Straub, Abraham  970
Straub, Andrew  547
Straub, Clement C.  971
Strawbridge, Thomas  233
Strine, George W.  994
Stroh, George W.  857
Stroh, J. S. & Brother, carriage works, Sunbury  489
Strouse, Cyrus, company of  405, 411
St. Stanislaus Kostka cemetery, Shamokin  654
St. Stanislaus Kostka parochial school, Shamokin  653
Stuartville  785
Sunbury -
  The town plat  444
  early residents  445
  Sunbury in 1808  445
  reminiscences of Dr. B. H. Awl  458
  prominent merchants, 1771 to 1850  471
  early hotels  475
  municipal organization and government  476
  facilities of travel and transportation  480
  industrial activity  484
  banking institutions  494
  gas, electric light, and water companies  496
  local papers,  276, 496
  the postoffice  497
  secret and other societies  497
  educational interests  497
  churches  502
  cemeteries  512
  borough of East Sunbury  513
  biographical sketches  804
Sunbury Academy  500
Sunbury American  282
Sunbury and Lewistown railway  320
Sunbury and Northumberland Gazette  273
Sunbury and Northumberland Street Railway Company  484
Sunbury Canal Company  493
Sunbury Carpet Cleaning and Novelty Works  493
Sunbury Daily  284
Sunbury Electric Light and Power Company  496
Sunbury Enterprise  285
Sunbury Gas Light Company  496
Sunbury Gazette  280
Sunbury Guards  403
Sunbury, Hazelton and Wilkesbarre railroad  320
Sunbury Independent  284
Sunbury Lumber Company  491
Sunbury Medical Association  269
Sunbury Nail, Bar, and Guide Iron Manufacturing Company  492
Sunbury Steam Ferry and Tow Boat Company  483
Sunbury Trust and Safe Deposit Company  496
Sunbury Water Company  496
Sunbury Weekly News  285
Supreme court  259
Supreme Executive Council, members of  191
Susquehanna and Union Bridge Company  323
Susquehanna Bible Society  585
Susquehanna Emporium  281
Susquehanna railroad  319
Susquehanna river, purchase of  42
Susquehanna Tract Society  586
Susquehannock Indians  21, 43
Swartz, Samuel T.  1002
Sypher, Henry J.  1125
Tachnechdorus  30
Taggart, David  255, 1094
Taggart, David  1093
Taggart, Frank A.  1095
Taggart Guards  407
Taggart, James,  1094
  company of  407
Taggart, John  1094
Taggart, John, K.  1095
Taggart, Matthew H.  1094
Taggart, Thomas  1093
Taggarts & Howell's Nail Works,
  Northumberland  535
Talk of the Day Shamokin  294
Tanneries -
  Chillisquaque township  718
  Jackson township  744
  Jordan township  773
  Milton  558, 561
  Northumberland  534
  Ralpho township  798
  Shamokin township  728
  Sunbury  484
  Turbutville  766
  Upper Augusta township  701
  Watsontown  681
Tate, McCurdy, company of  419
Taxables -
  Augusta township 1774  84
  Augusta township 1788  699
  Chillisquaque township 1788  709
  Little Mahanoy township 1814  735
  Mahanoy township 1778  709
  Point township 1787  714
  Rush township 1820  737
  Shamokin township 1788  728
  Turbut township 177-  86
  Turbut township 1787  693
Teachers' institutes  178
Teas, James  266
Teitsworth Family  1178
Teitsworth, Isaac  1178
Teitsworth, Lemuel  1178
Teitsworth, Matthias  1179
Tenbrook, Andrew  1146
Tharp, Charles W.  255
The Great Runaway  121
The Press  273
Third Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery  431
Third Regiment, militia of 1862  437
Thirty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers, Fifth Reserve  406
Thirty-seventh Regiment, militia of 1863  441
Thirty-sixth Regiment, militia of 1863  439
Tier, E. C.  1025
Times (Sunbury)  277
Topography of the county  17
Township officers, 1772-92  193
Townships and boroughs, formation of  149
Treon, George  1147
Trevorton -
  origin  778
  early history and growth  779
  secret societies  780
  schools  780
  churches  780
  cemeteries  783
  biographical sketches  1217
Trevorton, Mahanoy and Susquehanna railroad  322
Trites, David T.  264
Tri-Weekly American (Mt. Carmel)  295
Troxell, Benjamin F.  1139
Tulpehocken road  298, 303
Turbut Township -
  Erection and original boundaries  692
  subdivision and present area  693
  pioneers  88, 693
  mills  694
  churches  695
  schools  697
  cemeteries  697
  biographical sketches  1106
Turbutville -
  Settlement  765
  growth  766
  local Industries  766
  secret societies  766
  municipal government  766
  biographical sketches  1141
Turbutville cemetery  769
Turner, William  239
Turnpikes  305
Twelfth Pennsylvania Regiment of the Continental Line  106
Twenty-eighth Regiment, militia of 1863  439
Unger, George C.  953
Unger, Warren  954
Unger. William H.  953
Union Park and Agricultural Association  346
Unitarian church, Northumberland  539
United Brethren Churches -
  Ashgrove, Shamokin township  734
  Clark's Grove, Shamokin township  733
  Miles Run, Lower Augusta township  706
  Mt. Carmel  674
  Pleasant Hill, Shamokin township  733
  Shamokin  639
  Uniontown  751
Upper Augusta Township -
  Erection of Augusta township and
  development of its subsequent boundaries  698
  formation of Upper and Lower Augusta  699
  pioneers  699
  roads and streams  701
  industries  701
  schools  701
  churches  702
  biographical sketches  1160
Upper Mahanoy Township -
  Proceedings for the erection of Mahanoy township  708
  disintegration of its territory  708
  organization of Upper Mahanoy  709
  pioneers  709
  hotels  709
  mills  710
  secret society  710
  schools  710
  churches  710
  biographical sketches  1217
Urban  773
Vastine, Amos  1191
Vastine, Amos  1212
Vastine Family  1191
Vastine, John  1192
Vastine, Jonathan  1211
Vastine Peter  1211
Vastine Thomas  1192
Vastine, William  1191
Voris, Clarence G.  1002
Wagenseller, Simon C.  924
Wagner A. S.  1146
Wagner D. Frank  1089
Wagner, J. H.  1088
Waldron David  267
Waldron, William  1114
Walker, Jonathan H.  244
Walter, George M.  1140
Walter, Mrs. Eliza V.  1187
War, French and Indian  47
War of 1812  391
War of the Rebellion  396
War of the Revolution  99
Ward. Matthew P.  1057
Warrior Run Rifle Company  392
Washington Township -
  Original boundaries  786
  first township officers  786
  pioneers  786
  industries  787
  Rebuck  787
  Schools  787
  churches  788
  biographical sketches  1217
Watkins, Joseph  1066
Watkins, M. K.  1018
Watson W. W.  1158
Watsontown -
  Pioneer history  677
  first surveys  677
  early industries, stores, and hotels  678
  the town plat  679
  railroads  680
  the postoffice  680
  manufacturing past and present  680
  banks  682
  electric light and water companies  683
  borough organization and government  684
  secret and fraternal societies  684
  educational and literary effort  295, 687
  churches  688
  Watsontown cemetery  691
  Biographical sketches  1068
Watsontown Boot and Shoe Company  682
Watsontown cemetery  691
Watsontown Electric Light, Gas, Power, and lighting Company  683
Watsontown Furniture and Table Works  682
Watsontown Nail Works  682
Watsontown National Bank  682
Watsontown Planing Mill Company  681
Watsontown Record  295
Watsontown Steam Flour Mill  681
Watsontown Steam Tannery  681
Watsontown Water Company  684
Watts, David  243
Watts, Henry  1105
Weaver, Charles W.  932
Weaver Family  876
Weaver, John A.  877
Weaver, Martin  876
Weaver, William M.  876
Weekly Independent (Sunbury)  285
Weekly Item (Mt. Carmel)  295
Weidenhamer, J. A.  1083
Weidenhamer, William  1119
Weiser, Conrad  36
Weiser, George  238
Weiser, George  239
Weiser, George B.  265
Weitzel, Casper  242
  company of  104
Weitzel, John  471
Weitzel, John  1166
Weitzel, Joseph  1166
Welker, George C.  239
Wells, Charles, company or  408
Weltner, Ludwig, military administration of  133
Wenck, S. M. C.  1101
Wendle, William P.  995
Wertman W. K., carriage works, Milton  562
West Branch Bridge Northumberland  532
West Branch Farmer and True Democrat  287
West Branch Intelligencer McEwensville  296
West Branch Star (Watsontown)  295
West End Planing Mill, Shamokin  619
Weyna, Stanislaus  959
Whalen, Joseph P.  1065
Whalen, Mark  1062
White, Elijah  1031
White, Elijah E.  1031
Whitmer, William  837
Wightman, Charles  1058
Wilhelm, Charles, H.  1011
Wilhelm, Frederick  1012
Wilhelm, Henry  1011
Wilhelm, James B.  1012
Wilhelm, W. B.  1012
Wilbour, George  1204
Wilhour, Peter B.  1205
Wilkesbarre and Western railroad  328
Williams, Benjamin H.  1056
Williams, William T.  1035
Williamson, F. P.  954
Wilson, Robert  990
Wilson, R. F. & Company, fly net factory, Milton  562
Wilson, William  234
  company of  102
Wingert, John H.  1139
Wirt, Ben  1044
Withington, Hudson  846
Withington, Martin J. D.  1103
Witmer, Charles B.  828
Witmer, Isaac L.  828
Wolf, Joseph  949
Wolfe, H. W.  1124
Wolfe, William H., company of  436, 441
Wolfinger, John F.  251
Wolverton, N. C.  951
Wolverton, Simon P.  818
  company of  439
Woodside, Thomas J.  1056
Workingmen's Advocate (Sunbury)  280
Wright, Calvin D.  1054
Wright, R. L.  933
Yagel, Zacharias  1121
Yankee and Pennamite war  96
Yarnall, John  1015
Yarnall, Richard  656
Yarnall, Richard K.  1016
Yordy, Henry M.  1210
Yost, Daniel  889
Yost, John A.  912
Young, Benjamin F.  265
Young, John  474
Young, J. B.  1047
Youngman, John G.  279, 280
Young Men's Christian Association of Milton  586
Yoxtheimer, Henry  475
Zartman, D. M.  1233
Zartman, Samuel S.  1236
Zeigler, George W.  821
Zerbe Township -
  Organization and boundarier  777
  Pioneers  778
  Trevorton  778
  schools  780
  churches  780
  cemeteries  781
  biographical sketches  1217
Zimmerman, Clark B.  1042
Zimmerman, Henry S.  949
Zimmerman, J. B., carriage works, Shamokin  618
Zimmerman, J. H.  887
Zimmerman, Samuel H.  1173
Zimmerman, W. E.  930